Coupling water bowls?

[gulfexports159]

Anyone use 2" pvc and 4' pvc couplings with deli cups for water bowls? I see some people do it would be nice because they can be thrown away but are they cost effective?

[gulfexports159]

Anyone?

[jjmitchell]

you can wash the deli cups a few times before throwing them away also. Check out some of the websites and check the prices on the deli cups you would need... I plan on using the delicups eventually when I switch over to the ars racks, but for now I run my my water bowls through the dish washer from time to time.

[Jessica Loesch]

I use 3" .. and then I use the little choad clear solo cups from the store in them. You can run the cups through the dishwasher mutiple times before needed to throw them out.

[Don]

Same here. I use 4" couplings with 16 oz cups for my adults and yearlings. They are washed a few times before they are thrown out. For babies, I use 8 oz. deli cups. I buy mine in bulk (500 - 1,000 at a time) from cleanitsupply.com

[gulfexports159]

What size coupling for the 8oz 2"?

[decensored]

you can wash the deli cups a few times before throwing them away also. Check out some of the websites and check the prices on the deli cups you would need... I plan on using the delicups eventually when I switch over to the ars racks, but for now I run my my water bowls through the dish washer from time to time.

This. I don't see a cost effective reason to switch to deli cups. You can pick up 3 or 4" glass candy dishes at the dollar store for $1 and they will last you forever. The only reason I would ever switch to the deli cups is if I were using ARS racks, which just makes things quicker when your dealing with dozens of snakes.

[jjmitchell]

I can buy 100 water bowls for 14.00 now considering that I am looking to fill one 30 slot ars rack with females. Cleaning water bowls often, dish washing them once a month, and using them through 2 washes that 14 bucks gets me through water dishes for a year.... thats nothing when you compare the amount of bedding that gets ruined when bowls are spilt, even with the heavy ceramic crocks I have females still dump them

[decensored]

I can buy 100 water bowls for 14.00 now considering that I am looking to fill one 30 slot ars rack with females. Cleaning water bowls often, dish washing them once a month, and using them through 2 washes that 14 bucks gets me through water dishes for a year.... thats nothing when you compare the amount of bedding that gets ruined when bowls are spilt, even with the heavy ceramic crocks I have females still dump them

very good point!

[Don]

What size coupling for the 8oz 2"?

No coupling for 8oz. Those are for babies and they don't tip them over like the adults. Once they get big enough to tip over an 8 oz. cup, they get the 16 oz. with coupling.